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Otherwise engaged / Susan Mallery.

Mallery, Susan, (author.).

Summary:

When Shannon gets engaged, her beloved mom, Cindy, is the first person she wants to tell--and the last. Cindy's engaged, too, and has already hinted at a double wedding. The image of a synchronized bouquet toss with her mom fills Shannon with horror. She'll keep her engagement a secret until Cindy's I-dos are done. Victoria has never been proper enough for her mother, Ava, so she stopped trying. She lives on her own terms and amuses herself by pushing Ava's buttons. Ava loves but doesn't understand her stuntwoman daughter. When a movie-set mishap brings Victoria home, Ava longs to finally connect. Chance brings the four women together at a wedding venue, where a shocking secret comes tumbling out. Twenty-four years ago, desperate teenager Cindy chose wealthy Ava to adopt her baby--then changed her mind at the very last second. The loss rocked Ava's world, leaving her unable to open her heart to the daughter she did adopt, Victoria. As Shannon and Victoria deal with the fallout from the decisions their mothers made, they wrestle with whether who they are is different than who they might have become.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778387268 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 362 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Mira, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes a reader discussion guide including a recipe.
Subject: Adoptees > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Weddings > Fiction.
Women > Fiction.
Genre: Chick lit.
Psychological fiction.
Recipes.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 4 copies available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 4 copies available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 2 copies available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 8 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Malle 31681010442937 FICTION Checked out 12/13/2025
Lakeshore Branch NEW FIC Malle 31681010442945 FICTION Checked out 12/11/2025


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